Kashmiri pandits are observing Zyeth Atham also known as Jyeshtha Ashtami which falls on the eighth day of the bright half of Jyeshtha (May–June) month.
On this auspicious day, a grand feast and fest is held every year at Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple in Kashmir, also known as Tulmula located in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
It is celebrated with full gusto and vigour, as it marks the pradurbhava of the Goddess Ragnya (Kheer Bhavani or Ragnya Bhavani Mata).
Devotees throng the temple in huge numbers, sometimes crossing a gathering of more than a lakh.
The grand affair, also known as Kheer Bhavani Mela has a huge number of devotees visiting the temple and taking blessings of the goddess